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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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